Lets Get Started Load your 420lesson project Load up your Wildlifesequence Switch to theTimeline view ifnecessary Change the view toSource - Sequence
Getting Around YourSequence Sequence positioner You can drag the playhead back and forth tosee different parts ofyour sequence Click on the timecodebelow to snap the playhead to that spot in thesequence.
Getting Around YourSequence Try it out Click on the play headand drag back andforth to see differentparts of yoursequence Click on the timecodebelow to snap the playhead to that position.
Getting Around YourSequence Type it in If you know you needto go to a particulartimecode you can typeit in Use the Add and Subto move the play headforward or backwardby whatever numberyou enter.
Getting Around YourSequence Try it out Check the currenttimecode of your playhead position Click on the number tobring up the calculator Add three seconds tothe current time andpress Enter In this case10 00 10 00or 10 00 10.
Getting Around YourSequence Try it out Use the Add button Click on the timecodewindow again to bring upthe calculator Type 3 0 0 and press Add Play head moves forward3 seconds Type 2 . and press Sub Play head moves back 2seconds
Getting Around YourSequence Zooming in and outon your sequence Command + and Command & Option,then drag the mouse Shift Z to fit the wholesequence
Getting Around YourSequence Looking up and down Use the scroll bar on thefar right to look at upperand lower tracks Changing track size Click on the scroll barand drag left and right tovertically zoom on yoursequence changing theheight of your tracks
Getting Around YourSequence Try it out Try the Command +and Command tozoom in and out Shift Z to fit thesequence or use thelayout combo box Click and drag left andright on the verticalscroll bar
Getting Around YourSequence Change the track size Click on the bottompart of the track anddrag Clip metadata Press the / key thenclick on a clip to showinformation about thatclip
Getting Around YourSequence Try it out Click on the bottomedge of a track anddrag to change theheight of that track Shift Z if you want torestore it Hold down the / key,then click on a clip tosee clip information Move your cursor toother clips while stillholding the / down
The Patch Panel Represents sourcetracks anddestination tracks Green tabs on the leftare source tracks Dark gray tabs on theright are destinationtracks
The Patch Panel Add some tracks Control click on theempty space abovethe video track andselect New > Videotrack Control click on theempty space belowthe audio tracks andselect New > MonoAudio Track
Patching Video Tracks Couple of ways First, select a videoclip in the MediaBrowser Click on the P in thepatch panel Drag the focus point(horizontal bar) up anddown on the play head
The Patch Panel Try it out Select a video clip inthe Media Browseryou havent used yetand set a duration of2-3 seconds Move the play headwhere you would likethis new clip Change the patchpanel to your newvideo track
The Patch Panel Try it out Perform an insert oroverwrite edit at thislocation on your newtrack Play your newarrangement Pause, then try the upand down arrows andnotice where the playhead now snaps to
Patching Audio Tracks This is a little strange First, select the audio clipyou wish to edit in theMedia Browser Mono sources can onlybe edited to mono tracksin the sequence Stereo sources can onlybe edited to stereo trackson the sequence Then select the track youwish to edit to, click anddrag right to select thattrack
The Patch Panel Try it out In the Voiceoversfolders select the VO022509-2 (should bethe 1st one) In the patch panel putyour cursor on themono patch and dragright to select thistrack
The Patch Panel 3-point Edit the VO In the timeline movethe play head to thebeginning of thesequence and press I Move the play head tothe end of yoursequence and press O Select the insert oroverwrite edit to dropthe VO to yoursequence
Fix the Mix Change the viewfrom Source-Sequence to Player In the Options pop-up menu selectShow Audio Desk
Fix the Mix Play your sequenceand adjust channels1 & 2 lower so thenarration can beheard Change the pansetting on top ofchannel 3 to hearthe narration onboth tracks
Patch Panel Controls Select / Deselect atrack Click on the source ordestination side of atrack to allow a source togo to the selected track Click again to separatethe source destination,which will prevent thesource from being editedto that track
Patch Panel Controls Track Visibility On/Off No slash = track canbe seen or heard Slash = track isturned off Click to turn on/offtrack visibility
Try it out Select a clip in theMedia Library,select the top videochannel, butdisconnect thepatch If you try to make anedit, you will not beable to until youpatch the track again
Try it out Move the play headover the new clip inthe top video track Click on the eye toturn off trackvisibility This track is nowinvisible You can now seebelow this track
Patch Panel Controls Track locks When locked, itprevents anymodifications to thattrack No moving,trimming, editing
Patch Panel Controls Syncing tracks When two or moretracks are synced, ifyou insert a clip in onetrack, a correspondinggap will also appear oneach synced track This keeps the timingconsistent on alltracks
Try it out Turn the visibility onfor both video tracks Make sure the topvideo track is patched Turn the sync on forboth tracks Select poets from theMedia Browser andset a duration of 3seconds
Try it out Use the up/downarrow to cue the playhead to the end of thefirst clip on the topvideo track Select the Insert editand watch whathappens Press Command Z toundo
Patch Panel Controls P icon Highlighted P iconindicates the selectedvideo track For audio, only thegreen source icon willindicated the selectedaudio track
Forcing a Patch Forcing mismatchedsources into tracks Stereo source into amono track Mono source into astereo track Patching wont work,but you can drag anddrop the source intothe desired track &force it into place
Moving Clips Around inthe Timeline How clips behavewhen you move clipsaround in thetimeline depends onthese three buttons Select/Slip/Slide button Ripple Snap
Moving Clips Around inthe Timeline Select tool Great tool to move aclip from one place inthe timeline to another Like the arrow tool inFCPX
Moving Clips Around inthe Timeline Ripple on When you move a clipto a new location youwill perform an Insertedit at the new location The gap where the clipused to be will beclosed Duration of yoursequence will notchange
Moving Clips Around inthe Timeline Ripple off When you move a clip toa new location you willperform an Overwriteedit at the new location The gap where the clipused to be will remain Duration of yoursequence may changedepending where the clipis placed (say at the endof the sequence)
Try it out Make sure you have theSelect tool selected Turn off Ripple Turn on Snap (ifnecessary Select a clip in thesequence and drag to anew location Notice the red indication(overwrite) Notice how the clip wantsto snap to an edit point
Try it out Command Z to undothe last edit Turn Ripple back on Drag the clip again to anew location Notice the yellowindication (insert) Notice the sequenceripples to close the gapwhere the clip was Sequence ripples again tomake room where yourelease the clip
Splicing Clip Splicing For FCPX users, this isthe same as the bladetool Hows it done? No menu or tool (?) Shortcut: Control V Kind of looks likethis is what it does
Try it out Move the play headto a point in a clipon the timeline Press Control V The clip is cut at theplay head position
Try it out Command Z to undothe splice Now press ShiftControl V and noticewhat happens All the tracks at theplay head position arespiced at the play headposition Command Z to undo
Ripple Delete With Ripple turnedon Select the clip andpress the Delete key With Ripple turnedoff Select the clip andpress Shift & Delete
Try it out Make sure Ripple ison Select a clip andpress Delete Undo the delete Turn off Ripple Select the clip againand press Shift &Delete Undo the delete again
Lift Edit With Ripple turnedon Select the clip Control click andselect Lift With Ripple turnedoff Select the clip andpress Delete
Try it out Make sure Ripple ison Select a clip andcontrol click, thenselect Lift Undo the delete Turn off Ripple Select the clip againand Delete Undo the delete again
Trimming a Clip How you trim depends onwhether Ripple is turned on oroff Turned on Cursor = yellow Sequence expands to makeroom for added content Closes the gap if content isremoved Turned off Cursor = red Clip will overwrite on adjacentclip if content is added Gap left behind if content isremoved
Try it out Make sure Ripple is on Make sure the Select toolis selected Move your cursor to theIn point Notice the yellow icon =ripple trim Drag left to add content Drag right removecontent Notice how the sequenceadjusts to each trimadjustment
Try it out Make sure Ripple is off Make sure the Select toolis selected Move your cursor to theIn point Notice the red icon =overwrite trim Drag left to overwriteprevious clip Drag right to shorten clip Notice now that a gap isleft behind
Rolling an Edit Moves the edit pointbetween two clips Duration of thesequence does notchange With Ripple turned off Great tool foraligning edits to amusic beat or sfx
Try it out Make sure Ripple is off Make sure the Selecttool is selected Put your cursor on anedit point Cursor should show left& right arrows Drag left to move theedit sooner Drag right to move theedit later
Trim & Roll MultipleTracks Move the play headto the middle of avideo clip Press Shift ControlV to splice the clip Command and clickon the audio tracksyou would like toroll with the videotrack
Trim & Roll MultipleTracks Place your cursorback on the videotrack and drag leftand right Notice now that theselected audio trackwill also roll with thevideo
Slipping a Clip Changes the contentyou see or hear in aclip without movingor changing theduration of the clip Shortcut: S
Try It Out Move the play headon a clip Press S to select theSlip tool Drag left and right tochange the contentof the clip Dragging left = latercontent Dragging right = earliercontent
Slip on the Fly Press A to selectthe Selection tool Slip on the fly Put the play head ona different clip andselect it Press S Use the and keys to nudge slipthe clip left and right
Sliding a Clip Moves the clip in thesequence left orright, overwriting oneside of the edit whileextending the Inpoint of the other clip Duration of the clipor sequence doesnot change Shortcut: D
Try It Out Press D to selectthe Slide tool Put the cursor overa clip and drag leftand right
Slide on the Fly Press A to selectthe Selection tool Slide on the fly Put the play head ona different clip andselect it Press D Use the and keys to nudge slidethe clip left and right
Dissolves & Wipes Make sure no clipsare selected Move the play headto an edit point Menu bar above thesequence will showthe outgoing andincoming clip withtransition buttonenabled
Dissolves & Wipes Click the transitionbutton Dissolve, Wipe, Axis Default duration is 10frames
Try It Out Click in a dark grayarea to deselect anyclips Press the up ordown arrow tonavigate to an editpoint Click on t...
